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Na h-Eileanan Siar
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Na h-Eileanan Siar. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates12,174Searchable applications
76Recorded as pending
99%Approval rate · 9,692 approved or refused records
141Refused applications
9,551 approved · 141 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Dec 1993 to 14 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and Building StandardsContact planning Contact Building StandardsLocal plan Planning Policy and GuidancePre-application advice Pre-application Advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01851822692Council source
- Planning enquiries01870602425Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
More application records
- Decided17/00573/PPD
Convert existing meeting hall to 1 bedroom dwelling house
Mission Hall North Street Sandwick Isle Of Lewis HS2 0AD
Received 27 Nov 2017 - Decided17/00574/FULTEL
Erect wifi repeater station; micro turbine; and solar panels.
Relay Station, West Loch Roag Hacklete Bernera Isle Of Lewis
Received 28 Nov 2017 - Decided17/00575/PPD
Change of use from care unit to 2 semi-detached residential properties and install air source heat pumps
5 Carn Aonghais Gravir Lochs Isle Of Lewis HS2 9QZ
Received 29 Nov 2017 - Decided17/00576/MLCON
Ferry Terminal Development (Consultation on EIA Scoping Opinion Request by Marine Scotland)
Caledonian Macbrayne Ltd. Ferry Terminal Pier Road Tarbert Isle Of Harris HS3 3DG
Received 2 Nov 2017 - Decided17/00577/MLCON
Coastal Protection Works
Coastal Protection Works Craigston Castlebay Isle Of Barra
Received 24 Nov 2017 - Decided17/00578/PPD
Change of use from school to workshop spaces in the former classrooms and alter toilet block to provide improved facilities for the existing campervan site within the site boundary
West Harris Trust Old School Seilebost Isle Of Harris HS3 3HP
Received 30 Nov 2017 - Decided17/00579/PPD
Install a self contained eco toilet (wheelchair accessible)
Toilet Castle Grounds Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 30 Nov 2017 - Decided17/00580/PPD
Demolish existing house and erect new bungalow with detached garage. Install air source heatpump.
New House 23 Achmore Isle Of Lewis
Received 1 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00581/PPD
Erect house & install air source heat pump
7A Kildonan Isle Of South Uist
Received 1 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00582/FULTEL
Install 20m Emergency Services Network Telecoms mast
ESN Mast Criongrabhal Quarry Locheport Isle Of North Uist
Received 1 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00583/PPD
Erect House and Air Source Pump
21 North Bragar Bragar Isle Of Lewis
Received 4 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00584/PPD
Erect tractor and implement store
34 Melbost Point Isle Of Lewis HS2 0BG
Received 5 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00585/AGRIC
Erect Agricultural Shed
Agricultural Shed 19 West Gerinish Isle Of South Uist
Received 6 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00586/PPD
Erect house, detached garage and install air source heat pump
207 Bakers Road Newmarket Isle Of Lewis
Received 6 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00588/FULTEL
Erect 15m steel lattice tower on a cement foundation
Voove Limited Unit 2 Cnoc Na Feille Market Stance Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LA
Received 7 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00590/SCR_L
Develop land for care housing and general needs housing - Schedule 2 - Infrastructure Projects (Category) 10 (b) (Urban Development Projects)
Residential Development Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00591/PAN
New build care home, housing with extra care, and general needs housing, and associated external works
Residential Development Perceval Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis
Received 7 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00592/PPD
Erect single storey dwelling house with air source heat pump and create access
7 Bunavoneader Isle Of Harris
Received 11 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00593/PPD
Site 2nr caravan pods for holiday use
Caravan Pods Upper Aird Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00594/PPD
Erect house and install air source heat pump
22C Breasclete Isle Of Lewis
Received 12 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00595/TELPA
Installation of ground based mast
Ground Based Mast Lower Bayble Point Isle Of Lewis
Received 11 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00596/AGRIC
Erect agricultural shed & construct agricultural access road (all groundworks outwith 1 April - 31 August inclusive).
Shed 4 - 11 Bornish Isle Of South Uist
Received 13 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00597/TELPA
Installation of a new ground based mast
Ground Based Mast Lower Shader Isle Of Lewis
Received 13 Dec 2017 - Decided17/00598/PPD
Change of use from shop and store to two residential apartments
Shop 1 Uachdar Balivanich Isle Of Benbecula HS7 5LY
Received 14 Dec 2017
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Na h-Eileanan Siar, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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